Definition of English person

1. Noun. A native or inhabitant of England.


Lexicographical Neighbors of English Person

English foxhound
English hawthorn
English horn
English horns
English iris
English ivy
English lady crab
English language
English lavender
English muffin
English muffins
English oak
English opening
English partridge
English people
English person (current term)
English plantain
English plus
English primrose
English professor
English rhinoplasty
English rose
English roses
English runner bean
English saddle
English saddles
English setter
English sole

Literary usage of English person

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Judicial Dictionary, of Words and Phrases Judicially Interpreted: To by Frederick Stroud (1903)
"The children of a duly celebrated marriage of an English person who, prior to the marriage, had been divorced by a Foreign Tribunal, are not " lawfully ..."

2. Instructions for the guidance of her majesty's naval officers employed in by Great Britain Admiralty (1844)
"... of an English person, or should not pay their just debts to such English ... and tho commandant of such force shall send for the accused English person, ..."

3. Dictionary of English and French Idioms: Illustrating, by Phrases and by Jean Roemer (1853)
"To pay, to do honor " Your honor," as a title, has no equivalent in French, votre honneur could only apply to an English person. (At whist.) They To HONOR. ..."

4. A Straight Deal; Or, The Ancient Grudge by Owen Wister (1920)
"You are only nineteen years old and you cannot read about us, because you have no chance; but at least you do know one English person now, and that English ..."

5. The Letters of Horace Walpole: Fourth Earl of Orford by Horace Walpole (1904)
"However, bating every English person's madness, for every English person must have their madness, Lady Mary has a thousand virtues and good qualities. ..."

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